




















FOURTH EDITION, REVISED 
ST. LOUIS 
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 
1916 





A LIST OF 
BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 





BOOKS TO BUY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. 
FOR ADULT READERS. 


This list has been prepared to aid in the purchase of books for Christmas gifts. 


Careful attention has been given 


to the selection of subjects and editions in order that the home book may be beautiful and invite to re-reading. 
Copies of the books listed may be seen at the Central Library. They may be ordered from the local book dealers or 


direct from the publishers. 


FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY BIOGRAPHIES. 


Austin, Mrs. M. (H.) The man Jesus; a brief 
account of the life and teaching of the Prophet 


of Nazareth. N. Y., Harper, [1915.] $1.20. 
232 

Bradford, G., jr. Lee the American. Bost., 
Houghton, 1912. $2.50. 97b 


Bradford,G. Union portraits. Bost., Houghton, 
1916.) 1:50. 923 


Very live sketches of McClellan, Hooker, Meade, Thomas, 
Sherman, Stanton, Seward, Sumner and Bowles. 


Ford, H. J. Woodrow Wilson, the man and his 
work. N. Y., Appleton, 1916. $1.50. 97b 


Hamilton, C. On the trail of Stevenson; with 
pictures from drawings by Walter Hale. 
Garden City, Doubleday, Page, 1915. $3.00. 

823 


Meredith, G. Letters; col. and ed. by his son. 
N. Y., Scribner, 1912. 2v. (Works. v. 28- 
29.) $4.00. 97b 


Muir, J. Story of my boyhood and youth. 
Bost., Houghton, 1913. $2.00. 97b 


Absorbingly interesting autobiography, from his strenu- 
ous boyhood in Scotland and early manhood in the north- 
west to the sunny later years in his beloved California. 


Powell, E. A. Gentlemen rovers. N. Y., 
Scribner, 1913. $1.50. 973 


As readable as a novel is the relation of the deeds of 
“this company of brave soldiers and gallant gentlemen 
who so stoutly upheld American prestige and American 
traditions in many far corners of the world.’’ 


Rolland, R. Life of Michael Angelo; tr. from 
the French by F. Lees. N. Y., Dutton, 1913. 
$2.00. 97b 


Has the double appeal of being a wonderful subject 
wonderfully treated. : 


Rolland, R. Musicians of to-day; tr. by M. 
Blaiklock. N. Y., Holt, 1914. $1.25. 780.4 


Penetrating and discriminating essays on modern com- 
posers. 


Thayer, W. R. The life and letters of John 
Hay. Bost., Houghton, [1915.] 2 v. $5.00. 


97b 
Trudeau, E. L. An autobiography. N. Y., 
Doubleday, Page, 1916. $2.00. 97b 


FOR READERS OF HISTORY. 


Adams, E. D. The power of ideals in American 
history. New Haven, Yale Univ. Press, 1913. 
(Yale lectures on the responsibilities of citizen- 
ship.) $1.15. 973 


Addresses will be furnished upon application at the Library. 


Bancroft, H. H. History of Mexico. N. Y., 
Bancroft Co., 1914. $2.00. 972 
Stands practically alone as a comprehensive, popular 

history of Mexico from primitive times, written in clear 

and forcible English.— Review of Reviews. 


Batiffol, L. The century of the Renaissance; tr. 
fr. the French by E. F. Buckley. (The 
national history of France.) N. Y., Putnam, 
1916. $2.50. 944.02 
Crowned by the Académie des Sciences ‘Morales et 


Politique. Eminently readable history of an interesting 
period in France. 


Becker, C. L. Beginnings of the American 
people. Bost., Houghton, [cl1915.] $1.25. 
(Riverside history of the U.S. v.1.) 973.2 


By an author gifted alike with historical insight and 
with literary style. The story of the Colonial period 
from an original point of view. A brilliant essay on 
American history rather than a detailed narrative. 
ted Pee O's. 


Champney, Mrs. Romance of 


Roman villas, The Renaissance. N. Y., 
Putnam, 1909. $3.50. 945 
Dodd, W. E. Expansion and conflict. Bost., 


Houghton, 1915. (Riverside history of the 
LE Mine Mires ty OT cara ea 973 


An original study of a complicated period, by a historian 
who is able to view his own South with a sort of detached 
sympathy. 


Fish, C. R. American diplomacy. N. Y., Holt, 
1S1D nape. tO; 327 
Presents the story of American diplomacy, not as a 

series of episodes, but as a continuous development from 

Franklin to the present time. 


Gibbons, H. A. Paris reborn; a study in civic 


psychology. N. Y., Century Co., 1915. $2.00. 
940.91 


Gutierrez de Lara, L., and Pinchon, E. The 
Mexican people; their struggle for freedom. 
Garden City, Doubleday, 1914. $1.50. 972 


A view of Mexico’s difficulties and Mexico’s hope 
entirely new to the average citizen of the s) 

these Mexican Socialists regard the Conquest as “the 
subjugation of a highly intelligent and artistic, unwarlike 
people by a brutal and militaristic race—Paul W. Brown. 


Hart, A. B. The Monroe Doctrine; an interpre- 
tation. Bost., Little Brown, 1916. $1.75. 327 
Gives . . the interpretations put upon it by different 

presidents, the attitude assumed towards it by other 

nations, and the comments made upon it by foreign 
statesmen. It is a vital book at the present time. 

—Walter B. Douglas. 


Johnson, A. Union and democracy. Bost., 
Houghton, 1915. Male history of the 
USO 0 bo epee 973 


A concise and reliable ee of the United States 
during the period of national organization 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 


Lang, A. Historical mysteries. N. Y., Long- 
mans, 1904. $2.50 net. 904 


Mr. Lang takes up in these essays fourteen historical 
cases which are still unsolved mysteries, and discusses 
them with his accustomed cleverness and readability. 
The cardinal’s necklace., The mystery of Kaspar Hauser, 
The Campden mystery, and all the others, have a perennial 
interest. 


Lippmann, W. The stakes of diplomacy. N. Y., 
Holt, 1915. $1.27. 327 


Loon, H. W. van. The fall of the Dutch 
Republic. Bost., Houghton, 1913. $3.00. 
949.2 


An unusual combination of solid history written in 
a most humorous and whimsical style. 


Paxson, F. L. The new nation. Bost., Hough- 
ton, 1915. $1.25. (Riverside history of the 
HS. Vv. 4.) 973.8 


_A summary view of the history of the United States 
since the Civil War with especial emphasis on the north- 
west and its influence upon national ideals. 


Robinson, J. H. Medizval and modern times; 
an introd. to the history of western Europe, 
from the dissolution of the Roman Empire 
to 1914. Bost., Ginn, [cl1916.] $1.60. 940 


__Very useful compendium containing many interesting 
illustrations. 


Tardieu, A. P. G. A. France and the alliances; 
the struggle for the balance of power. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1908. $1.50. 944.08 


The substance of a course of lectures delivered under 
the auspices of the French Circle of Harvard University. 
It summarizes in brief form the events which led to the 
existing European alliances. 


FOR PHILOSOPHERS. 


Bjorkman, E. 
sun? N. Y., Kennerley, 1911. 


Is there anything new under the 
$1.25. 111 


Bruce, H. A. B. Psychology and parenthood. 
N. Y., Dodd, Mead, 1915. $1.25. 150 


Carver, T. N. Essays in social justice. Cam- 
bridge, Harvard Univ. Press., 1915. $2.00. 304 


Cooley, C. H. Social organization; a study of 
the larger mind. N. Y., Scribner, 1912. 
$1.50. 301 


Dodson, G. R. Bergson and the modern spirit. 
Bost., Amer. Unitarian Assoc., $1.35. 194 


Eucken, R. Present day ethics in their relations 
to the spiritual life. N. Y., Putnam, 1913. 
(Deems lectures. 1913.) $1.00. 171 


The author leads us away from the changing values 
of social codes of morality into the spiritual domain of 
private motives, the lasting ethical residuum. For the 
general reader of intelligence—A. D. 


Hoefiding, H. Modern philosophers; tr. by A. 
C. Mason. N. Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.40 
190 

Lectures delivered at the University of Copenhagen in 


1902, and also a course of lectures on Bergson delivered 
in 1913. 


3 


James, W. The will to believe; and other essays 
in popular philosophy. N. Y., Longmans, 
1908. $2.00. 2 


James’s philosophy of life was indeed, in its ethical 
aspects, an expression of the better spirit of our people. 
He understood, he shared, and he also transcended the 
American spirit. And just that is what most marks him 
as our national philosopher. And if you want to estimate 
his philosophy of life in its best form, you must read or 
re-read the essays contained in the volume entitled ‘““The 
will to believe.”’—Josiah Royce. 


Key, E. The renaissance of motherhood; tr. fr. 
the Swedish by A. E. B. Fries. N. Y., Putnam, 
1914, $1.25. 396 


[Her] handling of the theme seems fresh and whole- 
some, and it would be difficult to find a more eloquent 
defence of the traditional family ideal.— Nation. 


Parker, G. H. Biology and social problems. 
Bost., Houghton, 1914. $1.10. 570.4 


Clear, logical and scholarly ... considers the biological 
facts concerning the nervous system, reproduction and 
evolution, and the use and relation of these facts in social 
control and policy. One of the best books of its kind 
for the general reader.—A. L. A. Bklist. 


Riley, W. American thought, from Puritanism 
to Pragmatism. N. Y., Holt, 1915. $1.50. 191 
The first five chapters condense his earlier ‘American 

philosophy: The early schools,’ and the remainder of 

the book is a sequel thereto, ending “triumphantly in 

pragmatism—a typical American philosophy.’’—A. D. 


Ritter, W. E. War, science and civilization. 
Bost., Sherman, French, 1915. $1.00. 901.5 


Rolland, R. Above the battle; tr. by C. K. 


Ogden. Chic., Open Court, 1916: $1.00. 
940.91 


M. Rolland is one of the many who believe, though 
their voice for the moment may be silenced, that the 
spiritual forces that are important and ought to prevail 
are the international ones; that co-operation, not war, 
is the right destiny of nations.—G. L. Dickinson. 


Russell, B. Justice in war-time. Chic., Open 
Court Pub. Co., 1916. $ .50. 172.4 


Spargo, J. Marxian socialism and religion. 
N= Y.;, Huebsch. 1915: 5 $1.00: 335 


Titchener, E. B. A_ beginner’s psychology. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.00 150 


Of extraordinary value for those who really wish to 
distinguish between fact and fable in _ psychology. 
—Geo. R. Dodson. 


Trotter, W. Instincts of the herd in peace and 
war. N. Y., Macmillan, 1916. $1.25. 150 


A delightful study of the psychology of nations, with 
the latter part devoted especially to Germany and England. 
As readable as a novel. 


FOR THE STUDENT OF PEOPLES 
AND POLITICS. 


Burgess, J. W. Reconciliation of government 
with liberty. N. Y., Scribner, 1915. $2.50. 321 


A unique critical analysis of all present and past govern- 
ments in the light of the relation of individual rights to 
governmental control. A most illuminating interpretation 
of the political systems of history on a major theme which 
makes comparisons vivid and telling.—R. B. 


4 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


Burke, E. Reflections on the French Revolu- 
tion. Everyman’s Library. $0.50. 


There is scarcely another book of modern times so full 
A political wisdom as Burke’s Reflections.—Paul Elmer 
ore. 


Dickinson, G. L. The European anarchy. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1916. $1.00. 940.9 


A clear, logical and dispassionate survey of European 
politics, written with the author’s accustomed charm 
of style. An argument for an international League to 
Enforce Peace. 


Fullerton, G. S. Germany of to-day. 
apolis, Bobbs-Merrill, [c1915.] $1.00. 


The author, first American Exchange Professor to 
Austria, dedicates his book to those ‘‘who work for the 
cause of international conciliation.’”’ Pro-German in 
tone. 


Gladden, W. The forks of the road. N. Y., 


Macmillan, 1916. $ .50. 172.4 


Received the prize offered by the Church Peace Union 
for the best essay on War and peace. 


Haworth, P. L. American in ferment. Indian- 
apolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co., [c1915.] $1.50. 304 


A very readable discussion of the chief economic, 
political, and social problems of the day. 


Hobson, J. A. Work and wealth; a human 
valuation. N. Y., Macmillan, 1914. $2.00. 
330 


No person who is seriously concerned with the great 
economic problems of the day can afford to ignore Mr. 
Hobson’s analysis, unless, indeed, he has already gone thru 
the process himself.—ZJnd. 


Lebon, G. The crowd; a study of the popular 
mind. Lond., Unwin, [cl913.] $1.50. 29 


There is an American ed. pub. by Macmillan. 


The classic work on the problem of the substitution 
of the unconscious action of crowds for the conscious 
and reasonable activity of individuals. 


Lippmann, W. Drift and mastery; an attempt to 
diagnose the current unrest. N. Y., Ken- 
nerley, 1914. $1.50. 304 


A fascinating compendium of all the best and soundest 
in radical thought welded into definite conceptual form.— 
. E. S., in Boston Transcript. 


Macdonald, J. A. Democracy and the nations; 
a Canadian view. N. Y., Doran, [cl1915.] 
$1.35. 321.4 


More, P. E. Aristocracy and justice. Bost., 


Indian- 
914.3 


Houghton, 1915. $1.25. 814 
(Shelburne essays. 9th ser.) 

Nearing,S. Income. N. Y., Macmillan, 1915. 
$1.25. 331 


He distinguishes between income as a return for services 
and income as a return for property ownership. His 
purpose is to determine, by investigation into certain 
manufacturing industries, railroads and other corporations, 
the ratio of the one to the other.—Bk. Rev. Dig. 


Oppenheimer, F. The state; its history and 
development viewed sociologically. Ind., 
Bobbs-Merrill, 1914. $1.25. 3290 


An able study of important phases of political evolution. 
Concludes that the future progress of nations will be 
in the direction pointed out by a liberal socialism. 


Orth, S. P. The imperial impulse; background 
studies of Belgium, England, France, Ger- 
many, Russia. N. Y., Century Co., 1916. 
$1.20. 914 


Plato. The Republic; tr. by B. Jowett. 3d ed. 
Oxf. Univ. Press, 1908. 2v. $1.00. 2 


Rose, J. H. Nationality in modern history. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1916. $1.25. 901 


Sarolea, C. Great Russia; her promise and 
achievement. N. Y., Knopf, 1916. $1.25. 
914.7 


A short, readable, rather paradoxical view of Russia 
and philosophy of Russian history. 


Taft, W. H. Our chief magistrate and his 
powers. N. Y., Columbia Univ. Press, 1916. 
$1.50. (Columbia Univ. lectures, 1915/16.) 


353 


Wilson, W. The president of the U.S. N. Y., 
Harper, 1916. $ .50. 353 


Republished from President Wilson’s Constitutional 
government in the U. S., which was published in 1908, 
while he was still at the head of Princeton University. 


FOR CHURCH AND SOCIAL WORKERS. 


Addams, J. Democracy and social ethics. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1902. $1.25. 29 


Anderson, R. P. Successful boys’ clubs, for 


churches and young people’s societies. Bost., 
United Soc. of Chr. Endeavor, [cl911.] 
$ .65. 367 


Begbie, H. The ordinary man and the extraor- 
dinary thing. N. Y., Geo. H. Doran, n. d. 


o1525. 248 
Black, H. The new world. WN. Y., Revell 
[c1915.] $1.00. 204 


Bowen, L. de K. Safeguards for city youth at 
work and at play. N. Y., Macmillan, 1914. 
$1.50. 362.7 


The record of a finely sustained social effort has been 
made by the President of the [Juvenile Protective] Associa- 
tion, who gave most generously of her time, money and 
ability during every day for seven years. She brought to 
the perplexing task a clear mind and a spirit both ardent 
and generous. Every page of this book is warmed by her 


personal devotion and great concern.—Jane Addams. 


Cannon, I. M. Social work in hospitals; a con- 
tribution to progressive medicine. ’ 
Survey Associates, Inc., 1913. (Russell Sage 
Foundation.) $1.50. 362 


By the head worker in the Social Service Department 
of the Massachusetts General Hospital. 


Carlton, F. T. The industrial situation; its 
effect upon home, school, wage earner and 
employer. N. Y., Revell, [c1914.] $ .75. 331.8 
In commending this volume the Federal Council Com- 

mission on the Church and Social Service does so for the 

purpose of bringing to the churches a thoughtful considera- 


tion of the problems of modern industry.—Secretary 
of the Council. 


Davis, P. Street-land; its little peop!e and big 


problems. Bost., Small Maynard, [cl915.] 
$1.35. 362.7 
A valuable addition to the ‘‘Welfare series,” dealing 


primarily with to-day’s problems of human well-being, 
each written from a different standpoint, and _ each 
authoritative upon its particular subject.—Boston Trans- 
script. 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 5 


Espey, C. E. Leaders of girls. N. Y., Abingdon 
Press, [cl1915.] $ .75. 369.46 


_Rational and helpful advice for social workers with 
girls. 


Forbush, W. B. Manual of play. Phil., Amer. 
Inst. of Child Life, [c1914.] $1.50. 790 
Grenfell, W. T. Down to the sea. Chic., 
Revell, [c1910.] $1.00 net. 917.19 


Sketches of Dr. Grenfell’s experiences along the Labrador 
coast, told vividly and simply. 

Heath, L. M. Good times with the juniors. 
Bost., United Soc. of Chr. Endeavor, [c1915.] 
$ 50. 790 
Suggestions for interesting and amusing Christian 

Endeavor groups. 

Hyde, W. D. The gospel of good will as revealed 
in contemporary scriptures. N. Y., Macmil- 
lan, 1916. $1.50. 240 


McKeever, W. A. How to become an efficient 
Sunday School teacher. Cin., Standard Pub. 
Co., [cl1915.}] $1.00. 268 


Mackenzie, J. K. Black sheep; adventures in 
West Africa. Bost., Houghton, 1916. $1.50. 
916.7 


Palmer, A. W. The drift toward religion. 
Bost., Pilgrim Press, [c1914.] $1.10. 204 


Liberal, logical, constructive, and very readable. 


Rauschenbusch, W. Christianizing the social 
order. N. Y., Macmillan, 1912. $1.50. 261 


Trine, R. W. In the hollow of his hand. N. Y., 


Dodge Pub. Co., [cl1915.] $1.25. 240 
Wald, L. D. House on Henry Street. N. Y., 
Holt, 1915. $2.00. 331.85 


Young, H. P. Character through recreation. 
Phil., Amer. Sunday-School Union, [c1915.] 
$ 75. 175 


A rational and well- Aalanced book which won the prize 
offered for the best manuscript on the subject of Amuse- 
ments: how can they be made to promote the highest well- 
béing of Soctety. 


Zueblin, C. American municipal progress. New 
and revised ed. N. Y., Macmillan, 1916. 
$1.50. 352 


FOR EDUCATORS. 


Boyd, W. From Locke to Montessori; a critical 
account of the Montessori point of view. 
N. Y., Henry Holt, 1914. $1.25. 3i1 
One of the best of the many books peal with the 


educational views of Mme. Montessori. . . . His point of 
view is critical_—Educ. Revtew. 


Canfield, J. H. The college student and his 
problems. N. Y., Macmillan, 1914. $ .75. 378 


Cheley, F. H., and Baker, G. C. Camp and 
outing activities. N. Y., Assoc. Press, 1915. 
$1.50. 796 


A boys’ camp . . . is now regarded as an educational 
agency where, under the inspiration of the greatest of 
teachers, nature, boys may learn the great lessons of 
life and its relations. 

Tois book may be heartily recommended for its practi- 
cability—H. W. Gtbson, Sec., Y. M. C. A. 


Cubberley, E. P. Public school administration. 
Bost., Houghton, [cl1916.] $1.75. 379 


Deming, S. The pillar of fire; a profane bacca- 
laureate. Bost., Small, Maynard, [cl915.] 
$1.00. 378 


A radical criticism of the college, written with such 
force and ability that educators will do well to read it 
carefully. Stimulating. 

Foerster, N., comp. Essays for college men. 

Ser le2N,. y 1 HOI, 1913-1915 9 2:v 2 $1-25 

each. 370.4 


Forbush, W. B. Guide book to childhood. 
Phil., Jacobs, [1916.] $2.50. 136.7 


Graves, F. P. A student’s history of education. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.25. 370.9 


A condensed and yet readable summary. Invaluable 


for ready reference to the educator who studies. Very 

interesting illustrations. 

Gruenberg, S. M. Sons and daughters. N. Y., 
Henry Holt, 1916. $1.40. 136.7 


Henderson, C. H. What is it to be educated? 
Bost., Houghton, 1914. $1.50. 370 


Howerth, I. W. The art of education. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1912. $1.15. 370 


James, W. Talks to teachers on psychology; 
and to students on some of life’s ideals. 
N. Y., Holt, 1899. $1.50. 4b 


Ladd, G. T. The teacher’s practical philosophy; 
a treatise of education as a species of conduct. 
N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1911. $1.25. 371.1 


McKeever, W. A. Training the girl. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1914. $1.50. 173 


Painter, F. V. N. Great pedagogical essays, 
Plato to Spencer. N. Y., Amer. Book Co., 
[cl1905.] $1.25. 370.4 


Payot, J. The education of the will; the theory 
and practice of self-culture; tr. by S. E. 
Jelliffe. N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1914. 
$1.50. 159 


Smith, W. H. All the children of all the Boule 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1912. $1.50. 370 


Stoner, W.S. Natural education. Indianapolis, 
Bobbs-Merrill, [c1914.] $1.00. 370 


A mother’s account of the training of her daughter. 
“She has given an intimate and detailed account of the 
methods used with her daughter, from the cradle up 
to the ninth or tenth year. . A treasure house of 
practical devices for getting children to master useful 
knowledge in the play spirit.’—M. V. O'Shea. 


FOR BUSINESS MEN. 


Blanton, B. H. Credit; its principles and prac- 
tice. N. Y., Ronald Press, 1915. $2.00. 658 


A practical work on modern practice. 


Brandeis, L. D. Business—a profession. Bost., 
Small, Maynard, [cl1914.] $2.00. 304 


Brent, C. H. Leadership. N. Y., Longmans, 
19152.91,.25. 170.4 
The William Belden Noble lectures given at Harvard 


in 1907 by the Bishop of the Philippine Islands. Eloquent 
and full of inspiration. 


6 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


Escher, F. Practical investing. N. Y., Bankers 
Pub. Co., 1914. $1.50. 332 


Farrington, F. The clerks’ book. Chic., Byxbee 
Pub. Co., 1915. $ .50. 658 


Fernald, J. C. English grammar simplified. 
N. Y., Funk & Wagnalls, 1916. §$ .75. 


Its author deserves . . . the grateful thanks of every 
young clerk, stenographer, preacher and teacher.—Lulerary 
Digest. 


Filsinger, E. Exporting ee oe America. N. 
Y., Appleton, 1916. $3.0 382 


The author, who is president of ne Filsinger-Boette Shoe 
Co., of St. Louis, was formerly Commissioner General in 
South America of the Latin-American Trade Association, 
an organization of American merchants. 


Fiske, A. K. Honest business; right conduct for 
organizations of capital and of labor. N. Y., 
Putnam, 1914. $1.25. 330 


Fowler, N. C. Art of letter writing. Ne bas, 
Sully, 1913. $ .50. 808.6 


Very complete, and useful. 


Chic., McClurg, 1915. $1.00. 
658 


By the founder of the Fowler school of advertising and 
instructor in advertising and salesmanship in the Boston 
public schools. 


—How to sell. 


Gulick, L. H. Ten minutes exercise for busy 


men. N. Y., Amer. Sports Pub. Paper, 
c1908. § .10. 613.7 
Excellent. . . . It is perfectly certain, however, that 


fifteen minutes of exercise daily, with or without special 
apparatus, will keep any person in good physical condi- 
tion.—E. H. Williams, D. 


Hadley, A. T. Standards of public morality. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1907. $1.00 net. 5 


Five lectures given by the President of Yale University 
before the N. Y. School of Philanthropy on The formation 
of public opinion; The ethics of trade; The ethics of 
corporate management; The workings of our political 
machinery; The political duties of the citizen. President 
Hadley points very clearly to the need of a new spirit in 
business. His moderation in condemning the old order, 
while insisting on the need of awakening the social con- 
science, makes his book acceptable as well as stimulating. 


How to manage an office. Chic., A. W. Shaw 
Co., 1914. To be obtained w. subs. to ‘‘Sys- 


tem.” 658 
How to systematize the day’s work. System 
Co., Chic., 1911. $2.00. 658 


Jenks, J. W. Personal problems of boys who 
work. N. Y., Assn. press, 1913. $ .40. 174 


Young men entering business may escape many mistakes 
by reading this little book. 


Jones, E. D. The business administrator; his 
models in war, statecraft and science. N. Y., 
Engineering Magazine Co., 1914. $2.00. 658 


Proves that industrial philosophy and practical doctrine 
may be set forth in English so luminous, by logic so trium- 
phant, and with inspiration so uplifting, that they win 
the right to a place in pure literature—C. B. Going. 


Koester, F. The price of inefficiency. N. Y., 
Sturgis & Walton, 1913. $2.00. 304 


Worthy of careful study by every one interested in the 
progress of civilization.—Bosion Transcript. 


Spencer, E. L. The efficient secretary. N. Y., 
Stokes, 1916. $1.00. 658 


Practical suggestions and helps to stenographers. 


Spencer, E. W. Manual of commercial law. 
2d.ed. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, [c1913.] 
$3.00. 347.7 


Taft, W. H. Ethics in service. New Haven, 
Yale Univ. Press, 1915. $1.15. 174 


Verrill, A. H. South and Central American 
trade conditions of today. N. Y., Dodd, 
Mead, 1914. $1.25. 382 


A practical manual for the business man who wishes to 
establish trade relations in the territory concerned.— 


FOR ANYONE. 
(Good Reference Books.) 


Douglas, C. N. Forty thousand quotations, 
prose and poetical. N. Y., Sully, 1915. $2.50. 
Ref. 808.8 


Funk, I. K., and others. Comprehensive stan- 
dard dictionary. N. Y., Funk, 1914. $1.00. 
423 


Hammond, C. S., & Co. Hammond’s compre- 
hensive atlas of the world. N. Y., Hammond, 
1914. $1.00 912 


Hope, W. H. St. J. MHeraldry for craftsmen 
and designers. Lond., Hogg. (Macmillan), 
1913. $2.25. Ref. 929.6 


Mackey, M. S. and M. G. Pronunciation of 
10,000 proper names. N. Y., Dodd, 1901. 
$1.00. Ref. 421.5 


Muir, R. Hammond’s new historical atlas. 
2d ed. N. Y., Hammond. $2.50. Ref. 911 


Neilson, W. A., and Thorndike, A. H. Facts 
about Shakespeare. N. Y., Macmillan, 1913. 
$ .60. Ref. 822.33 


Pancoast, H. S., ed. English prose and verse, 
from Beowulf to Stevenson. N. Y., Holt, 
1915. 5251/75. 820.8 


For most of the periods, the ablest single-volume 
anthology at present in the field, the most thorough, 
the most varied.— H. M. Jones in School R. 

Robert, H. M. Pocket manual of rules of order. 

Chic., Scott., c1904. $1.00. Ref. 19e 


Scarborough’s road map and motor guide of 
Missouri. Indianapolis, Scarborough, [c1912.] 
$2.00. Paper, $1.00. Ref. 917.78 


Scientific American reference book; comp. by 
. A. Hopkins and A. R. Bond. a 
Munn, 1913. $1.50 net. 603 


Stedman, E. C., ed. American anthology, 1787- 
1900; selections illustrating the editor’s 
critical review of American poetry in the 19th 


century. _ Bost., Houghton, 1901. $2.00; 
$3.00; $3.50. 811.08 
1916-1917. Chic., 


Who’s who in America. 
Marquis. $5.00. 


1916. 


Ref. 920.07 


N. Y., Press Pub. Co. 
Ref. 17 


World almanac. 
Paper, $ .30. 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 7 


FOR MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS. 


Barnard, J. Every man his own mechanic. N. 
Y., Stokes, n.d. $1.50 690 


Berkeley, H. R., and Walker, W. M. Practical 
receipts for the manufacturer, the mechanic, 
and for home use. N. Y., Spon & Chamber- 
lain, 1912. $1.50. 603 


oor F. A. Methods of machine shop work. 
N. Y., McGraw-Hill, 1914. $2.50. Ref. 621 


The Sapitancs of lectures on mechanical engineering 
given by the author at Columbia University. 
Hodgson, F. T. Easy lessons in the art of 

practical wood carving. Chic., Drake., 1905. 

$1.50. 736 


This book is in the same clear style that has made the 
other books by this author popular. 


McCormick, W. H. Electricity. Lond., T.C. 
& E. C. Jack, 1915. (Romance of reality 
ser.) $1.35. 621.3 


An up-to-the-minute book on the principles of electricity 
made especially interesting by the author’s clear style 
and the many illustrations. 


Martin, G. Modern chemistry and its won- 
ders. N. Y., Van Nostrand, 1915. $2.00. 
540 


A companion to ‘Triumphs and wonders of modern 
- chemistry’. Is intended for the general reader. The 
subject is treated in 15 chapters ranging from simple 
nitrogen to the manufacture of artificial precious stones. 
The chapters on explosives, hydrocarbons and coal tar 
are especially interesting. 


Rathbun, J. B. Gas engine troubles and in- 
stallation. Chic., C. Thompson, 1916. 
$1.00. Ref. 621.4 


A book that shows how to install, how to operate, 
how make immediate repairs, and how to keep a gas 
engine running. 


Sibert, W. L., and Stevens, J. F. The con- 
struction of the Panama Canal. N. Y., 
Appleton, 1915. $2.00. 626 


Gives an excellent idea of its design and construction, 
without going too much into details, and is intended for 
general reading rather than for a reference book. 


Stoddard, D. L. The steel square pocket book. 


2d. ed., rev. Balt., Ottenheimer, 1912. 
$ .50. 694 
Talbot, F. A. Submarines; their mechanism 
and operation. Phil., Lippincott, 1915. $1.25. 


623.8 


Verrill, A. H. The book of the motor boat. 
N. Y., Appleton, 1916. $1.00. 623.8 


White, C. G., and Harper, H. The aeroplane. 
N , Stokes, 1915. (Romance of reality 
series, v. 1.) $1.50. 629.1 


A well told and well illustrated story of flying in peace 
and war, giving experiences in aeroplanes and seaplanes. 


FOR GARDENERS. 


Agar, M. Garden design in theory and practice. 
Phil., Lippincott, 1912. $2.00. 710 


Bennett, I. D. The flower garden, a manual for 
the amateur gardener. N. Y., Doubleday, 
1914. $1.10. 635.9 


Bolte, J. W. Backyard farmer. Chic., Forbes, 
1914. $1.00. 630 
General directions for making the most of a city garden 


for pleasure, profit and beauty. Reads as pleasantly as a 
chat over the garden fence with one’s neighbor. 


Cable, G. W. The amateur garden. 
Scribner, 1914. $1.50. 712 


An enticing book, but practical as well. Shows what 
charming results may be obtained by one’s own work 
and patience—and taste. 


Ewing, Mrs. J. H. (G.) Mary’s meadow; and 
other tales of fields and flowers. Bost., Little. 
$1.00. 70 


Holland, L.B. The garden bluebook; a manual 
of the perennial garden. N. Y., Doubleday, 
191534 $3150: 635.9 


A novelty in gardening books in that it contains charts 
giving color schemes, graded plants according to heights, 
and blanks to be filled with the gardener’s own experience 
of each plant. Well illustrated. 


How to make a flower garden; a manual of 
practical information and suggestions. N. 
Y., Doubleday Page, 1905. $2.00. 635.9 


King, Mrs. L. Y. The well-considered garden. 
N. Y., Scribner, 1915. $2.00. 710 


The author’s practical knowledge, keen insight and 
splendid enthusiasm, her years of labor on her own land 

. make her one of those most fitted to . . . communi- 
cate her own thought .and practice to willing learners.— 
Gertrude Jekyll. 

Very attractive illustrations. Especial emphasis 
placed on the color scheme of the garden. 


Nichols, R. S. English pleasure gardens. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1902. $4.00. 710 


Interesting text, with many admirable illustrations. 


Nets 


Root, R. R., and Kelley, C. F. Design in 
landscape gardening. N. Y., Century Co., 
1914. $2.00. 710 


Saylor, H. H. Making a rose garden. N. Y., 
McBride, Nast, 1912. $ .25. 716 


Sewell, C. V. V. Common sense gardens; how 
to plan and plant them. WN. Y., Grafton 
Press, 1906. $2.00. 710 


Shelton, L. Beautiful gardens in America. N. 


Yo escribner, 19155 + $5.00: Ref. 711 


A collection of 180 photographs, 8 in color, of gardens, 
from Maine to California. Very suggestive for gardeners, 
and a delight to any one. 


Tabor, G. The landscape gardening Boe 
Phil., Winston, 1911. $2.00. 710 


Underwood, L. The garden and its accessories.. 


Bost., Little Brown, 1907. $1.00. 712 
Warner, C. D. My summer ina garden. Bost., 
Houghton, [c1912.] $1.50. 817 
Delectable humor. 
FOR NATURE LOVERS. 
Baynes, E. H. Wild bird guests. N. Y., 


Dutton, 1915. $2.00. 598.2 

Tells how to attract and protect birds and how to 
organize and manage bird clubs. 
Burroughs, J. Leaf and tendril. 


Bost., Hough- 
ton, 1908. $1.15 814 


8 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


Chapman, F. M. Bird-life; a guide to the study 
of our common birds; w. 75 col. pl. after 
drawings by E. Thompson Seton. N. Y., 
Appleton, 1914. (Popular ed. in colors.) pA 

50a 


Comstock, J. H. Insect life, an introd. to 
nature-study and a guide for _ teachers, 
students and others interested in out-of-doors 
life. N. Y., Appleton, 1908. $1.75. 50c 


Fabre, J. H.C. Life of the spider; tr. by A. 
Teixeira de Mattos. N. Y., Dodd, 1913 
$1.50. 595.4 


Hornaday, W.T. Wild life conservation in 
theory and practice. New Haven, Yale Univ. 
Press, 1914. $1.50. 799 


Lectures given in the Forest School of Yale University. 


Ingersoll, E. The wit of the wild. N. Y., 
Dodd, 1906. $1.20. 50 


Job, H. K. The sport of bird-study. N. Y., 


Outing Pub. Co., 1908. $2.00. 50a 
Maeterlinck, M. The life of the bee. N. Y., 
Dodd, Mead, 1905. $1.50. 50c 


Mathews, F.S. Field book of American trees 
and shrubs; a concise description of the charac- 
ter and color of species, with maps showing 
their general distribution; w. numerous repro- 
ductions of water color, crayon, and pen and 
ink studies. N. Y., Putnam, [cl1915.] $2.00. 

582 


Very attractive, practical, and small enough to be 
easily carried. 


Parsons, Mrs. F. T. (S.) How to know the wild 
flowers; a guide to the names, haunts and 
habits of our common wild flowers. N. Y., 
Scribner, 1908. $2.00 net. 49 


Porter, Mrs. G. S. The song of the cardinal. 
Garden City, Doubleday Page, 1915. $1.25. 
69b 


Reed, C. A. Land birds east of the Rockies, 
being part two of his “‘Bird Giude”. N. Y., 
Doubleday, 1914. $ .75. j598.2 


A perfect little book and small enough to stick into 
the smallest corner of your suit case. 


Seton, E.T. Wild animal ways; with 200 draw- 
ings by the author. Y., Doubleday 
Page, 1916. $1.50. 69 


Van Dyke, J. C. The mountains; renewed 
studies in impressions and appearances. N. 
Y.; Scribner, 1916. $1.25. 551.4 


The knowledge of the scientist, the enthusiasm of the 
naturalist and the appreciation of beauty by a trained 
art critic, combine to produce a refreshing book for 
nature lovers. 


FOR TRAVELERS. 


Bennett, E. A. From the log of the Velsa. 
N. Y., Century, 1914. $3.0 914 


Account of a leisurely yachting tour around Belgium, 
Holland, Denmark, France and England. 


Brooke, R. Letters from America. N. Y., 
Scribner, 1916. $1.25. 917.1 


The descriptions of New York, of Boston, and of the 
Canadian cities are extraordinarily vivid, and just as 
vivid and as delightful are the glimpses we get of the 
author’s personality and his view point. 

Nests 


Cram, R. A. Heart of Europe. 
Scribner, 1915. $2.50. 914 


Der Ling, Princess. Two years in the forbidden 
city. N. Y., Moffat, Yard, 1914. $2.00. 915.1 


It is a rare good fortune that gives us through the eyes 
of the western-educated daughter of a high Manchu 
official—now the wife of an American in Shanghai—an 
authentic view of the intimate court life of the most 
remarkable Asiatic sovereign of our time.—E. A. Ross. 


Dwight, H.G. Constantinople, old and new. 
Nivey Scribner, 1915.42 35/08: 914.96 


A charming book by one who has been long a resident 
and lover of Turkey. Many good illustrations. 
Franck, H. A. Zone policeman 88; a close 

range study of the Panama Canal and its 


workers. N. Y., Century, 1913. $2.00. 
918.6 
Fraser, J. F. Russia of to-day. N. Y., Funk 
& Wagnalls, 1916. $1.50. 914.7 


Fraser, Mrs. M. (C.) A diplomatist’s wife 
in Japan. 4th ed. Lond., Hutchinson, 1904. 
$1.50. 915.2 


Howells, W. D. Familiar Spanish travels. N. 
Y., Harper, 1913. $2.00. 914.6 


Spain is really a familiar land, after we have read these 
pleasant chapters, and a better traveling companion 
would be hard to find. 


James, G. W. The Lake of the Sky; Lake 
Tahoe. Pasadena, G. W. James, 1915. $2.00. 
917.74 

Mr. James, who knows and loves his California, tells 
in this volume not only the prosaic details of automobile 
routes and hotel rates, but the Indian legends connected 
with Lake Tahoe, and its history. There are also chapters 


os aes flowers, birds, animals and trees found around the 
a. 


London, C. K. The log of the Snark. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1915. $2.50. 919 


Maurel, A. A month in Rome; Eng. ed. tr. 
by H. Gerard. N. Y., Putnam, 1916. oe 
914.5 


A guide book and much besides. Written with appre- 


ciation and enthusiasm. 


Rhodes, H. G. In vacation America. N. Y., 
Harper, [1915.] $1.50. 917.3 


The author has found his material wherever Americans 
play, and he sketches with a light and amusing hand the 
past as well as the present state of out vacation homes. 


Richards, R. A northern country side. N. Y., 
Holt, 1916. $1.50. 917.41 


_ Leisurely, loving sketches of men, women and nature 
in a Maine village. 


Rinehart, Mrs. M. R. Through Glacier Park; 
seeing America first with Howard Eaton. 
Bost., Houghton, 1916. $0.75. 917.86 
Full of reminiscences for one who has been through 

Glacier Park, and a powerful incentive to those who 

have not been, to go as soon as it can be managed, at 

whatever cost. 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 9 
Todd, M. Peru: a land of contrasts. Bost., Flaccus, L. W. Artists and thinkers. N. Y., 
Little, Brown, 1914. $2.00. 918.5 Longmans, 1916. $1.25. 814 


This volume is beautifully illustrated with photographs 
of that old land which is so new to most people. The 
subject is interesting, and it is treated in a most readable 
manner. 


Van Dyke, H. W. Through South America. 
N. Y., Crowell, [1912.] $2.00. 918 


Woodberry, G. E. North Africa and the desert. 
N. Y., Scribner, 1914. $2.00. 916.1 


This volume has something far rarer than information. 
It has feeling, true color, insight, depicts Berber 
and Arab with sympathetic touch _—Ind. 


FOR THE LITERARY. 


Belloc, H. Hills and the sea. N. Y., Scribner, 
1906. $1.50. 914 


Short sketches of men, things and places by the best 
of living word-artists in the English speaking world. 
Whimsical, full of humor, satire and badinage, rich in 
allusions to the classics and the cream of contemporary 
letters, subtly mindful of the hidden parable of life. 


Benét, W. R. The falconer of God, and other 


poems. New Haven, Yale Univ. Press, 1914. 
$1.00. 811 
Binyon, L. Anguries. N. Y., John Lane, 1914. 
$1.00. 821 


Beautiful thought expressed in beautiful and melodious 
verse. More inspiration and uplift than is common in 
modern poets. 


Bjoerkman, E. Voices of to-morrow; critical 


studies of the new spirit in literature. N. Y., 
Kennerley, 1913. $1.50. 804 
Bynner, W. The new world [verse]. N. Y., 
Kennerley, 1915. $ .60. 811 


Dickinson, E. The single hound; poems of a 
lifetime. Bost., Little, Brown & Co., 1914. 
$1.25. 811 


Contains an illuminating preface on the unique per- 
sonality of Emily Dickinson by her niece, to whom “‘she 
was of fairy lineage, akin to the frost on the nursery 
pane in winter or the humming bird of midsummer.” 


Dunsany, E., 18h Baron. Five plays. N. Y., 
Kennerley, 1914. (Modern drama ser.) 
$1.25.. 822 


Each play is an exciting adventure, conveying to the 
reader an exhilarating sense of motion.—E. Byjérkman. 


Editor. nani 
book and directory to publications. 


1001 places to sell manuscripts; year 
9th ed. 


Ridgewood, N. J., The Editor Co.. 1913. 
$1.50. 655.3 
Father Payne. N. Y., Putnam, 1916. $1.50. 
828 


An admirable nondescript—not fiction nor essays, 
and not a collection of lay sermons or aphorisms either, 
yet fraught with the best gifts of varied literary species. 

- . The lessons flow from the authority of profound 
knowledge and experience, yet the rich quality of humor 
makes them highly entertaining.—Otio Heller. 


Studies of Rodin, Maeterlinck, Wagner, Hegel, Tolstoy, 
and Nietzsche. 


Gardner, C. Vision & vesture; a study of 
William Blake in modern thought. N. Y., 
Dutton, 1916. $1.25. 821 


Hapgood, I. F. The epic songs of Russia. N. 
Y., Scribner, 1916. $1.50. 891.71 
The vital and human value of these Epic Songs is not 

so much for the professed student of national tradition 

and popular art, as for . . . those who can still delight in 


the stories which kindled the imagination of past ages. 
—J. W. Mac Kail. 


Ledwidge, F. Songs of the fields; with an intro- 
duction by Lord Dunsany. N. Y., Duffield, 
1916. $1.25. : 821 


He leaves pictures in the mind, sounds in the ear, and 
a fragrance runs coolingly up the nostrils as if one stood 
in his fields and woods. It is altogether a charming 
art.—W. S. Bratthwatte. 


Lewis, E. Edward Carpenter; an exposition 
and an appreciation. N. Y., Macmillan, 1913. 


$1.50. 192 
Marden, O.S. Hints for young writers. N. Y., 
Crowell, [1914.] $ .75. 808 
Marquis, D. Dreams & dust. N. Y., Harper, 
[1915.] $1.20. 811 
The authentic utterance of a poet.—Lit. Digest. 


Masefield, J. Good Friday; and other poems. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1916. $1.25 821 


The most notable book of poems that England has 
given to us for several years. The second half of the 
volume is devoted to a series of sonnets that have scarcely 
been surpassed in our language.—Sara Teasdale. 


Masters, E.L. Spoon River anthology. N. 
Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.25 811 


Matthews, B.,ed. The Oxford book of American 
essays. N. Y., Oxford Univ. press, 1914. 
$1.25. 814 


A good representative selection from American essayists, 
from Franklin to Crothers. 


Meynell, Mrs. A.C. (T.) Poems. N. Y., Scrib- 
ner, 1913. $1.00. 821 
In its class, I know of no nobler or more beautiful sonnet 

than ‘‘Renouncement.’”—Wm. Sharp. 


The last verse of that perfectly heavenly “Letter from 
a girl to her own old age,” the whole of ‘San Lorenzo’s 
mother,” and the end of the sonnet ‘‘To a daisy,’’ are the 
finest things I have yet seen or felt in modern verse.— 
John Ruskin. 


Neihardt, J. G. The song of Hugh Glass. N. 
Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.25. 811 


Proves that the epic poem may still be written and 
be of gripping interest. The theme is an episode of the 
early fur trade on the Missouri. 


Sharp, W. The divine adventure; Iona; 
Studies in spiritual history. N. Y., Duffield, 


1911. $1.00. 828 
Teasdale, S. Rivers to the sea. N. Y., Mac- 
millan, 1915. $1.25. 811 


10 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


FOR OUT-OF-DOORS PEOPLE 


Alexander, F. B. How to play lawn tennis. 
, Am. Sports Pub. Co., 1914. $ uy 
19 


Clarke, C., and Gilbert, M. Common sense golf. 
N. Y., McBride, Nast, 1914. $ .75. 796 


Practical instructions for beginners. 


Clarke, W. J., and Dawson, F. T. Baseball. 


N. Y., Scribner, 1915. $1.00. 797 
Corsan, G. H. At home in the water. N. Y., 
Wl Goa. press. LO] O25 fo, 796 


Haynes, W. Practical dog keeping. N. Y., 
Outing Pub. Co., 1913. $ .70. 636.7 


Hough, E. Out of doors. N. Y., Appleton, 
1915S ehL.25. 796 


Kephart, H. Book of camping and woodcraft. 
N. Y., Outing, 1915. $1.50. 796 


Lawson, W. P. The log of a timber cruiser. 
N. Y., Duffield, 1915. $1.50. 634.9 


The author, by detailing the incidents of a six months’ 
field assignment in the mountains of southern New Mexico, 
shows something of the actual life and day-to-day duties 
of Service field men of the U. S. i Fresh, 
breezy, and most interesting. 


Miller, W. H. Camp craft; modern practice 
and equipment. N. Y., Scribner, 1915. $1.50. 
796 


The man who shows us the simple, effectual, inexpensive 
ways of winning all the joys and dodging all the sorrows 
has done no small thing. ... The author has . 
tried out all the things he writes about—yes, many 
times—before offering them to the world as things of 
proven worth.—Ernest Thompson Seton. 


Pagé, V. W. Automobile repairing made easy. 
N. Y., Henley, 1916. $3.00. 629.2 


Roosevelt, T. Book-lover’s holidays in the 
open. N. Y., Scribner, 1916. $2.00. 814 


Shrubsole, E. S. The fisherman’s handbook. 
N. Y., John Lane, 1914. $1.00. 799 


Spalding’s official base ball guide. N. Y., Amer- 
ican Sports Pub. Co., 1916. $ .10. 797 


Velvin, E. From jungle to zoo. N. Y., Moffat, 
Yard & Co., 1915. $2.00. 591.5 


Any one interested in animal life will find this book 
absorbing both in text and illustrations. 


Forest Service. 


FOR THE IDLER. 


Belloc, H. First and last. N. Y., Dutton, 
19125 ol 25: 824 


Benson, A. C. Escape, and other essays. N. 


Y eCentury: Co;,1915.251,502 824 
Burroughs, J. Breath of life. Bost., Hough- 
tons Ola S51. 15: 577 


Dunsany, E.J. M.D.P., 18th baron. Fifty-one 


tales. N. Y., Kennerley, 1915. $1.25. 828 
Ellis, H. Impressions and comments. Bost., 
Houghton, 1914. $1.50. 814 


Erskine, J. The moral obligation to be 


intelligent. N. Y., Duffield, 1915. $1.00. 
814 
Contents: The moral obligation to be _ intelligent. 


—The call to service—The mind of Shakspere.—Magic 
and wonder of literature. 


Howells, W. D. 
Harper, 1910. 


Essays of delicate humor and genial philosophy. 


UN. ee 


Imaginary interviews. 
$2.00. 814 


Leacock, S. Essays and literary studies. N. 
Y., John Lane, 1916. $1.25. 824 


Of a more serious cast then Mr. Leacock’s earlier books, 
but just as readable. 


Repplier, A. Counter-currents. 
ton, 1916. $1.25. 


Essays on The cost of modern sentiment, Our loss of 
nerve, Christianity and war, Women and war, The repeal 
of reticence, Popular education, The modest immigrant, 
Waiting, and Americanism. 


Bost., Hough- 
814 


Sherrill, C. H. French memories of eighteenth- 
Sue) America. , Scribner, 1915. 


917.3 
Untermeyer, L. ‘‘——and other poets.” N. 
Y?; Holtjapi6.961225: 817 


Clever parodies of contemporary poets. 


FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS. 
Adams, W. I. L. In nature’s image; chapters 
on pictorial photography. 2d. ed. N. Y., 
Baker & Taylor, 1898. $2.50. 770 


American annual of photography and photo- 
graphic times almanac. 1916. ees i 
Murphy, 1915. $ .75. Ref. 770.5 


This contains live articles of interest, including new 
methods, cures and experiments. Many reproductions 
illustrate the articles. 


Anderson, A. J. The A BC of artistic photog- 
raphy. N. Y., Dodd, Mead & Co., 1913. 
$2.50. 770 


A helpful book for composition, posing lines and tone. 


Anderson, P. L. Pictorial landscape photog- 
raphy. Bost., Photo-era, 1914. $1.50. 770 


Three interesting essays covering the choice of subject, 
composition, values and technical methods of landscape 
photography. 


Claudy, C. H. The first book of photography; 
a primer of theory and practice for the begin- 
ner. N. Y., McBride, Nast & Co., 1912. 
$ .75. 770 


_ Clear and simple first instructions for the man who has 
just bought a camera. 


Hanks, A. K. Practical suggestions regarding 
the selection and use of photographic equip- 
ment; written from actual experience. East 
Orange, N. J., A. K. Hanks, [1910.]} $1.00. 

770 


Job, H. K. How to study birds; a practical 
guide for amateur bird lovers and camera 
hunters. N. Y., Outing Pub. Co., 1910. Illus. 
$1.50. 598.2 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 1] 


Johnson, S. C. Saturday with my camera. 
Phil., Lippincott, [1914.] $1.50. 770 


An attractive book for the camera enthusiast who has 
only the week-end to devote to his recreation, or hobby. 
Interesting also to all amateurs. Has many illustrations 
and diagrams.—M. 


MacFarland, J. H. suet tees flowers and 
trees; and The use of natural forms in decora- 
tive photography. N. Y., Tennant & Ward, 
Polo) p.Ov, 778 


Penlake, R., pseud. How to color photographs 
and lantern slides by aniline dye, water, 
and oil colors, crystoleum and other processes. 
N=¥,, Dutton & Co., n.d. $ .60. 770 


Steadman, F. M. Steadman’s complete exposure 


method and home portrait helps. 2d ed. 
N. Y., Photographic topics, cl191l. $ .75. 
770 


Taylor, C. M., jr. 


Why my photographs are 
bad. Phil., G. 


W. Jacobs, 1902. $1.00. 
770 


A treatise on the general faults of the amateur, with 
their cures. 


FOR ART LOVERS. 


Caffin, C. H. Story of Dutch painting. N. 
Y., Century, 1909. $1.20. 759.9 


Cox, K. Old masters and new. N. Y., Fox, 
1905. N. Y., Fox Duffield & Co. $1.50. 759 


A series of appreciations of great artists covering the 
period since the sixteenth century. 


The author is an artist himself and tells what he has 
to say in a very clear and charming manner. 


Goya; tr. from the French by 
Ney otokes, [1914.] $*.65; 
759.6 


Merejkowski, D. The romance of Leonardo da 
Vinci. N. Y., Putnam, 1902. $1.50. 69b 


Contains all the spirit of the Italian Renaissance. 


Pater, W. Imaginary portraits. N. Y., Mac- 
millan, 1907. $1.50. 824 


All of these essays are charming, but the first, ‘The 
—— of court painters,’ will especially appeal to art 
overs. 


Phillips, D. The enchantment of art. N. Y., 
John Lane, 1914. $2.50. 704 


The purpose of this book is to stimulate the apprecia- 
tion of life and to intensify the joy of living. 


Potter, M. K. The art of the Vatican. 
Page, [1911.] $2.00. 708.5 


Rooses, M. Artin Flanders. N. Y., Scribner, 
1914. (General history of art.) $1.50. 709 


A list of books in this series is found at the beginning of 
this book. They are very well illustrated and are the 
best popular books on art history to be found. 


Shackleton, R. and E. (F.) The charm of the 
antique. N. Y., MHearst’s International 
Library Co., [cl1914.] $2.50. 749 


An interesting book for the amateur collector, also 
considers the charm of knowing. 


Crastre, Fr. 
F. T. Cooper. 


Bost., 


Singleton, E., ed. and tr. Modern paintings; as 
seen and described by great writers. N. Y., 
Dodd, 1911. $1.60 net. 750 


_ The emphasis is cece to those painters who show the 
dawn and growth of the modern spirit and those who are 
lovers of light and broad effects. 


Staley, E. British painters; their story and 
tieiieat tise INe oy. Stokes. | den SLT oR 
Ref. 759.2 


A short presentation in popular form of the history of 
British painting as illustrated by the public galleries. 
The paintings reproduced are in color. 


Van Dyke, J. C. The meaning of pictures. 
N. Y., Scribner. (latest ed.) $1.25. 750 


It may be questioned if any other book of its scope 
has ever shown “the meaning of pictures’”’ in a way that 
will make it so clear to the average English reader.—Dzial. 


Woodberry, G. E. Two phases of criticism, 
historical and esthetic. Bost., Woodberry 
Society. [Merry Mount Press.] 1914. $1.50. 

701 


A well printed book. Shows that the responsibility 
for what we make of art springs from what we are and 
our ability to visualize the time and conditions. 


Wright, W. H. Modern painting; its tendency 
and meaning. 1915, Lane. $2.50. Ref. 759 


A good work on the genesis and development of the 
modern art spirit. 


FOR LOVERS OF THE PLAY. 


Barrie, J. M. Half hours. N. Y., Scribner, 
LIA S125: 822 


A welcome addition to the modern stage library and a 
convincing witness of the efficacy and artistic possibilities 
of the one-act play in the hands of a master.— Nation. 


Caffin, C. H. Appreciation of the drama. N. 
Y., Baker, 1908.- -$1.50: 792 


Clark, B. H. Contemporary French dramatists. 
Cin., Stewart & Kidd, 1915. $1.50. 842 


Studies on the Thédtre Libre Curel, Brieux, Porto- 
Riche, Hervieu, Lavedan, Donnay, Rostand, Lemaitre, 
Capus, Bataille, Bernstein, and Flers and Caillavet. 


Dickinson, T. H., ed. Chief contemporary 
dramatists; 20 plays from the recent drama 


of England, Ireland, America, Germany, 
France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and 
Russia. Bost., Houghton, [cl915.] $1.25. 
808.8 

Euripides. Alcestis; tr. into Eng. rhyming verse 
by G. Murray. N. Y., Oxford Univ. Press. 
1915ee b). fa: 882 


[Gilbert Murray] is always a master of English verse, 
and his renderings of Euripides are a triumph of ingenuity, 
and sometimes of positive genius. . .. The “‘Alcestis’”’ 

has turned out in its present dress an extraordinarily 
life-like and lively drama.— Nation. 


Trojan women, tr. into English rhyming 
verse by Gilbert Murray. Nokes tueit be Eis 
19 LGe eas. 882 


The enthusiastic eceaction given this tragic play by 
audiences all over the United States during the present 
year has proved that age cannot wither its beauty and 
pathos. 


France, A. The man who married a dumb 


wife; tr. by C. H. Page. N. Y., John Lane, 
Wilds. 6.3/5: 842 





12 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


Greek dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripi- 
des and Aristophanes, w. biog. notes and 
introd. by B. Perrin. Aldineed. N. Y., 
Appleton, 1904. $1.00 882 


(The world’s greatest books.) 


Henderson, A. The changing drama; con- 
tributions and tendencies. Nees Ole 
1914. $1.35. 809.2 
Thoughtful and stimulating comment and criticism. 

Very readable. 

Neate 


Howe, P. P. Dramatic portraits. 
Kennerley, 1913. $1.50. 822.09 


Lee, Mrs. J. B. (P.) The symphony play; a 
play in four acts. N. Y., Scribner, 1916. 
$1.00. 812 


Lewisohn, L. The modern drama; an essay 
in interpretation. N. Y., Huebsch, 1915. 
$1.50. 809.2 


Lindsay, N. V. Art of the moving picture. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.50. 792 


MacKaye, P. Mater; an American study in 
comedy. N. Y., Macmillan, 1908. $1. ange sh 


Muensterberg, H. The photoplay, a psycho- 


logical study. N. Y., Appleton, 1916. Racy 
Parsons, L. O. How to write for the “‘movies.”’ 
Chic., McClurg, 1915. $1.00. 808.2 
Peabody, J. P. The wolf of Gubbio.  Bost., 
Houghton, 1913. $1.10. 812 


Pierce, J. A. The masterpieces of modern 
drama; foreign; abridged in narrative, with 
dialogue of the great scenes. N. Y., Double- 


day Page, 1915. 2v. $2.00. 822 


Fifteen plays by French dramatists, and fifteen others 
by Russian, Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian and 
Dutch writers are collected in this representative volume. 


Synge, J. M. The playboy of the Western 
World. Bost., Luice, 1911. $1.00. 822 
FOR AMATEUR ACTORS. 

Aldis, M. Plays for small stages. N. Y., 


Duffield, 1915. $1.25. 793.1 


Cleather, D. Handy book of plays for girls. 
Akron, O., Saalfield, 1915. $ .50. 793.1 


Emerson, W. D. Practical instructions for 
private theatricals. Chic., Dramatic, [c1899.] 
Sater 793.1 


Filippi, R. Hints to speakers and players. 
N. Y., Longmans, 1911. $1.00 net. 808.5 
Particularly valuable for amateurs who lack vocal 

training. 


Fisk, Mrs. M. I. The talking woman, mono- 


logues. N. Y., Harper, 1907. $1.25. 793.1 
Helmer, N. The actor’s “make-up” book. 
Chic., Denison, [c1888.] $ .25. 792 


The first requisite of the beginner. 


Hogg, W. Guide to selecting plays; arranged 
according to the requirements of any com- 
pany. N. Y., French, [1907.] $ .25. 793.1 


Luetkenhaus, Mrs. A. M. (I.) Plays for school 
children. N. Y., Century Co., 1915. $1.25. 
793.1 


Mackay, C. D. The silver thread and other 
folk plays for young people. N. Y., Holt, 
1910. $1.00. 793.1 


Eight charming plays for use in grammar grades, which 
have been produced with success. Has notes on costumes 
and stage settings. 

MacMillan, M. Short plays. Cincinnati, 

Stewart & Kidd, 1913. $1.25 net. 793.1 


Ten clever plays written for the Cincinnati College Club. 
The dramatic construction is excellent and the dialogue 
crisp, entertaining and up to date. 

Maeterlinck, M. Three little dramas. (Modern 

Eng. dramatists.) Bretano’s, 1915. $1.00. 

842 


Morton, C. The art of theatrical make-up. 
N. Y., Macmillan, 1909. $2.50 net. 792 


St. Nicholas book of plays and operettas. 
N. Y., Century, 1911. $1.00. 793.1 


Taylor, E. Practical stage directing for 
amateurs. N. Y., Dutton, [cl1916.] $1.00. 
793.1 

FOR SHUT-INS. 
Adams, S. H. Little Miss Grouch.  Bost., 
Houghton, 1915. $1.00. 69b 


Arnim, M. A. (B.) Grdfin von. The caravaners. 
N. Y., Doubleday, Page, 1910. $1.50.  69b 


Black, H. The open door. N. Y., Revell, 
[c1914.] $1.00. 171 


Burroughs, J. Ways of nature. Bost., Hough- 
ton, 1905. $1.10. 591.5 


Cabot, R. C. What men live by; work, play, 
love, worship. Bost., Houghton, 1914. $1.50. 
170.4 


Has the unforced humor, the vigor, the blitheness of 
mental and bodily and spiritual health. 


Cole, J. L. Wheel-chair philosophy. N. Y., 
Eaton & Mains, [c1913.] o:315- 248 


This book of tragic origin is one of the few real books; 
born, not made; extorted, not planned. First it was lived, 
and then it wrote itself; a plain artless narrative of austere 
experience. . . From these pages you may feel the thrill 
of an intrepid faith and catch the contagion of unbounded 
cheer.—W. V. Kelley. 

Crane, F. Just human. N. Y., John Lane, 

1915. $1.00. 170.4 


Epictetus. Book of Epictetus, tr. by T. W. 
Rolleston. N. Y., Dodge, 1911. $1.25. 5 


Maniates, B. K. Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley. 
Bost., Little, Brown, 1915. $1.00. 69b 


Richards, Mrs. G. M., ed. High tide; songs of 
joy and vision from the present-day poets of 
America and Great Britain. Bost., Hough- 
ton, 1916. $1.25. 821.08 


An exceptionally good selection of contemporary verse. 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS 13 


Sharp, D. L. Where rolls the Oregon. 
Houghton, 1914. $1.25. 570.4 
Is anything but a commonplace nature book. It is 

original, individual and imaginative.—Boston Transcript. 

Strunsky, S. __ Belshazzar Court; or, Village 
life in New York City. N. Y., Henry ole 
1914, $1.25. 


The freshness of the point of view, the charming oe 
ret the genial temper make these essays a joy to the 
reader. 


Stuart, Mrs. R. (M.) Sonny, a Christmas 
guest. N. Y., Century Co., 1911. $1.00. 
69b 


Bost., 


FOR HOUSEWIVES. 


Barnes, P. T. House plants and how to grow 
them. N. Y., Doubleday, 1909. $1.10 net. 
716 


The purpose of this volume is to discuss fully those 
plants which are sure to succeed. If a selection 1s made 
from the various kinds enumerated, failure is next to 
impossible. 


Bevier, I. The house; its plan, decoration and 


care. Chic., Amer. School of Home Eco- 
nomics, 1907. $1.50. 728 


Brewster, E. T. and L. The nutrition of a 
household. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, 1915. 
$1.00. 641.1 


A housekeeper getting twenty-one meals a week with 
her own hands, a householder whose natural masculine 
interest in machines has extended to the stoking of his 
own bodily engine, have set down so much of the modern 
theory of animal nutrition as they have themselves found 
it practically convenient to know.—Pref. 


Sensible, practical and readable. 


Chandler, J. E. The colonial house. 
R. M. McBride, 1916. $2.50. 728 


Farmer, F. M. The Boston cooking-school 
cook book. Bost., Little, 1906. $1.80. 641 


One of the most reliable and complete books of its 
kind, with explicit direction for the best way of cooking 
and household management. 

Findlay, H. House plants, their care and cul- 

ture. N. Y., Appleton, 1916. $1.50. 635.9 


Goodnow, R. R., and Adams, R. The honest 
house. N. Y., Century, 1914. $3.00. 728 


Much more than an honest book. It is a charming 
and sensible book besides.—Boston Transcript. 


Ney, 


Lond., 


Hayden, A. Chats on old furniture. 
0. 749 


T. Fisher Unwin. 
There is an American ed. published by Stokes. 


Hunter, G. L. Home furnishing; facts and 
figures about furniture, carpets and rugs, etc. 
N. Y., Lane, 1913. $2.00. 645 


An uncommonly good book. For the well-to-do but 
suggestive to those with limited means. Contains a large 
number of helpful illustrations. 


McClure, A., and Eberlein, H. D. House fur- 
nishing and decoration. N. Y., McBride, 
Nast, 1914. $1.50. 747 


Offers suggestions within the reach of moderate incomes. 
Text and pictures both emphasize that successful furnish- 
ing and decorating are largely matters of discrimination 
yee ingenuity in adapting available resources.—Bk. rev. 

tgest. 


Northend, M. H. Remodeled farmhouses. 
Bost., Little, Brown, 1915. $5.00. 728 


A delight to home-makers and lovers of domestic 
architecture, and a leader-into-temptation. Well illustrated 
by views of New England houses which have been success- 
fully restored or adapted. 


Pearse, C. M., ed. The kitchen garden and 


the cook; an alphabetical guide to the culti- 
vation of vegetables, with recipes for cooking 


them. N. Y., Dutton, 1914. $1.50. 641 
Priestman, M. T. Artistic homes. Chic., 
McClurg & Co., 1910. $2.00 net. 728 


An interesting book describing both town and country 
houses, telling how they were built, their cost, etc., with 
many illustrations, and good helpful suggestions. 
Richardson, A. S. Adventures in thrift. 

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, [c1916.] $1.25. 

640 


Richardson, B. J. The woman who spends; 
a study of her economic function. Bost., 
Whitcomb & Barrows, 1913. $1.00. 396 


Story, J. For the comfort of the family. N. 
, Doran, [cl1914.] $1.00. 641 


Full of suggestions for reducing the labor of the house- 
hold without sacrificing daintiness. 

Throop, L. A. Furnishing the home of good 
taste. N. Y., McBride, Nast & Co., 1912. 
$2.00 net. 747 
An interesting written sketch of the period styles of 

furniture and interior decoration, with good illustrations 

and suggestions. 

Vallois, G. M. First steps in collecting. Phil., 
Lippincott, n. d. $1.50. 749 


Wharton, Mrs. E. N. (J.), and Codman, O., jr. 
The decoration of houses. N. Y., Scribner, 
1901. $2.50. 747 


FOR THE NEEDLEWOMAN. 


Allington, S. M. Practical sewing and dress- 
making. Bost., Dana Estes, [c1913.] ve 
64 


Butterick Pub. Co. The dressmaker. New and 
rev. ed. N. Y., Butterick Pub. [cl911.]} 
$ .50. 646 


A complete book on sewing, from the simplest stitches 
to dressmaking. 
DeWitt, J. M. Priscilla tatting book. Bost., 
Priscilla Pub. Co., cl1909. §$ .25. 746 


Gifford, M. K. Needlework. Lond. & N. Y., 
Thos. Nelson, n.d. $ .50. 646.2 


Hicks, A. M. The craft of hand made rugs. 
N. Y., McBride, Nast & Co., 1914. pa 


In this book old fashioned handicrafts are made practical 
and refreshed by careful planning in color and design. 


Klickmann, F., ed. The craft of the crochet 
hook; a book of new ideas in crochet work 
of various kinds, showing novel methods of 
applying them to personal and household 
linen and home decoration. N. Y., Stokes, 
[1912.] $ .60 net. 746 


14 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY 


——tThe cult of the needle. N. Y., Stokes, n.d. 
$ .60. 74 


——The home art crochet book; containing 
entirely new designs for lingeries, edgings and 
insertions, borders for tray cloths and d’oileys, 
deep laces for table cloths and valances, 
motifs for inlet work and Irish lace. N Y., 
Stokes, [1912.] $ .60 net. 746 


Laughlin, C. E., ed. The complete dressmaker, 
with simple directions for home millinery. 
N. Y., Appleton, 1907. $1.25. 646 


Richardson Silk Co. Complete instruction book 
on crocheting, tatting and smocking. Chic., 
Author, cl1915. $ .10: 746 


Synge, M. B. Simple garments for infants; 
with paper patterns. N. Y., Longmans, 1914. 
$1.25. 646 


Wilson, L. B. The Priscilla French and eyelet 
embroidery book. Bost., Priscilla Pub. Co., 
c1914. $ .25. 746 


Winterburn, Mrs. F. (H.) Principles of correct 
dress, including chapters by Jean Worth and 
Paul Poiret. N. Y., Harper, 1914. $1.00. 

646 


FOR THOSE WHO ENTERTAIN. 


Burrell, Mrs. C. B. Easy entertaining. Bost., 
Dana Estes, [cl1911.] $1.50. 642 
Menus and recipes, with suggestions for the various 

‘seasons. 

Dawson, M., and Telford, E. P. The book 
of parties and pastimes. Phil., McKay, 
[CLOT DEVO; 793 


Day, Mrs. L. C. (P.) Social entertainments. 
N. Y., Moffat, 1914. $1.00. 793 


Fales, W.S., and Northend, M.H. The party 
book. Bost., Little, 1912. $2.00 net. 642 


In addition to recipes and menus there are correct forms 
of invitation, and suggestions for table decorations. 
Foster, R. F. Foster’s complete Hoyle. N. Y., 

Stokes, n. d. $3.00. 795 


Standard authority for all card games. 


Frenz, E. P., ed. New ideas for entertaining. 
Ney as a Ten. 11914 eof OU. 793 


Glover, E. H. The art of entertaining for all 
occasions. Chic., Browne, 1913. $1.00. 793 
A collection of ideas for observing time-honored customs 

for special days and particular occasions. 


Glover, E. H. More guessing contests. 2d ed. 
Chic., McClurg, 1914. $ .50 793 


Hill, Mrs. J. M. Salads, sandwiches and chafing- 
dish dainties. Bost., Little, 1911. $1.50. 
641 

Intended for the Sunday night tea. 


Judson, H., ed. Light entertaining. N. Y., 
Butterick Pub. Co., [cl1910.] $ .50. 641 


This little book will be a boon to the college girl who 
is planning a “‘spread”. It contains a good collection of 
recipes for sandwiches, beverages and candies, as well as 
suggestion for the chafing-dish. 


The new hostess of 
$1.50 net. 
641 


Etiquette of entertaining, with a great variety of recipes. 


Laughlin, C. E., ed. The complete hostess. 
N. Y., Appleton, 1909. $1.26. 793 


Linscott, Mrs. H. B. Bright ideas for enter- 
taining. Phil., Jacobs, [1905.] $ .50. 793 


Price, H., pseud. Table decorations and deli- 
cacies; a complete handbook for the hostess. 
Phil., Winston, [cl914.] $2.00. 642 


Winterburn, Mrs. F. (H.) and others. Novel 
ways of entertaining. N. Y., Harper, 1914. 
$1.00. 793 


Suggestions for afternoon teas, dinner giving, outdoor 
ieee a children’s parties, with a chapter on the new 
ances. 


Larned, Mrs. L. (H.) 
today. N. Y., Scribner, 1913. 


GOOD NOVELS. 


Adams, S. H. The Clarion. Bost., Hough- 
ton, 1914. $1.35. 69b 


Arnim, M. A. (B.) v. Fraulein Schmidt and 
Mr. Anstruther. N. Y., Scribner, 1907. 
$1.50. 69b 


Fraulein Schmidt tells the tale of her life in a series 
of piquant letters, which are full of exquisite philosophies, 
excellent criticism, quiet humor.—A. L. A. Bkilist. 


Dwight,H.G. Stamboul nights. N. Y., Double- 
day, Page, 1916. $1.35. 69b 


Fisher, Mrs. D. (C.) The bent twig. N. Y., 


Holt, 191579 $35: 69b 
Galsworthy, J. The Freelands. N. Y., Scrib- 
ner, 1915. $1.35. 69b 
Hewlett, M. The little Iliad. Phil., Lippin- 
cott, 2915 alice. 69b 


Miller, A. D. Come out of the kitchen! a 
romance. N. Y., Century, 1916. $1.25. 69b 


Pure comedy. 


Rolland, R. Jean-Christophe, tr. by Gilbert 
Cannan.  N: Y.;-Holt; 1910; sSiau) 69b 


Sinclair, M. The belfry. N. Y., Macmillan, 
1916. $1.35. 69b 


Published in England under the title Tasker Jevons: 
the real story. 


An exceptionally able and interesting study. Vivid, 
unceasingly readable.-—WN. Y. Times. 


Snaith, J. C. The sailor. IN. Y., Appleton, 
1916. $1.40. 69b 


Watts, Mrs. M. (S.) The rudder; a novel with 
several heroes. Nexe Macmillan, 1916. 
$1.50. 69b 


Mrs. Watts portrays the life of the Middle West with 
fidelity, humor and sympathy. Her people are very real. 


Wells, H. G. The research magnificent. N. 
Y., Macmillan, 1915. $1.50. 69b 


BOOKS TO BUY FOR ADULTS ; 15 


FOR MOTHERS. 


Bishop, E. M. The road to “seventy years 
young;”’ or, The unhabitual way. N.Y., 
Nuebsch, 1911. $1.20. 5 


Sensible and readable advice about keeping young by 
avoiding ruts. 
Bolton, F. Exercises for women. N. Y., Funk 
& Wagnalls, 1914. $1.00. 613.7 


A sane, discriminating little volume.—Wis. Lib. Bull. 


Brockbank, E. M. Children; their care and 
management. N.Y., Oxford Univ. press, 
1912. $1.50. Mp 


Complete, sensible and well written. One of the best 
books on the subject. 


Burbank, L. The training of the human plant. 


Neer esentury, 1913: $7.60. 136.7 


Cabot, Mrs. E. L. Ethics for children; a guide 
for teachers and parents. Bost., Houghton, 


[c1910.] $1.25. 170 
Comstock, S. Mothercraft. N. Y., Hearst’s 
Int. Lib., [c1915.] $1.00. Mp 


Ewald, C. My little boy; tr. from the Danish. 


N. Y., Scribner, 1906. $1.00. 839.88 
Herrick, Mrs. C. (T.) My boy and I. Bost., 
Dana Estes, [cl1913.] $1.00. 173 


Should be in the possession of everyone who has to do 
with the bringing up of children, so filled is it with sugges- 
tions as sensible as it is sympathetic.—Boston Transcript. 


Norris, K. Mother. N. Y., Macmillan, 1911. 
$1.00. 69b 


Occasionally there comes along a book which for sheer 
beauty demands merely a record of its recognition rather 
than extended review. . . . Mrs. Norris in Mother has 
produced just such a little story.—George Middleton. 


Olcott, F. J., comp. Story-telling poems; sel. 
and arranged for story-telling and reading 


aloud. Bost., Houghton, Mifflin, [1913.] 
$1.25. j808.8 
Paget, S. The new parent’s assistant. N. Y., 
Macmillan, 1914. $1.25. 173 


Rice, S. T., comp. ‘‘Mother’’ in verse and prose; 
a book of remembrance. N.Y., Moffat, Yard, 
1916. $1.50. 808.8 


Rice, S. T., comp. Mothers’ day; its history 
and significance as related in prose and 
verse; ed. by R. H. Schauffler. N. Y., 
Moffat, Yard & Co., 1915. $1.00. 394 


Although a compilation for the observance of a holiday, 
this collection contains so many beautiful and tender 
tributes to mothers and motherhood that any mother 
must be touched and pleased to be its recipient. 


Scott, M. F. How to know your child. Bost., 
Little, Brown, 1915. $1.25. 136.7 


Smith, E. S., and Hazeltine, A. I. Christmas 
in legend and story. Boston, Lothrop, Lee 
& Shepard, [1915.] $1.50. j394 
A compilation of Christmas stories and legends which 

have literary merit, are reverent in spirit, and are suitable 


for children as well as interesting for adults. For parents, 
teachers and librarians. 


Wheeler, M. Young mother’s handbook. N. 
Y., Harper, 1914. $1.00. Mp 


Winterburn, Mrs. F.(H.) The mother in educa- 
tion. N. Y., McBride, Nast, 1914. $1.50. 372 


FOR WOMEN—AND OTHERS. 


Allen, W. H. Woman’s part in government, 


whether she votes or not. N. Y., Dodd, 
1913. $1.50 324.3 
Cooper, Mrs. E. (B.) My lady of the Chinese 
courtyard. N.Y., Stokes, [cl1914.] $1.50. 
396 


Cromwell, J. H. The American business 
woman. N. Y., Putnam, 2d ed. rev. and 
rewritten. 1910. $2.00. 658 


Extremely valuable, and will be found a good investment, 
not only for women for whom it was primarily intended, 
but for many men.—WN. Y. Times. 

Crothers, S. M. Meditations on votes for 
women; with animadversions on the closely 
related subject of votes for men. Bost., 
Houghton, 1914. $1.00. 324.3 


Gentle, humorous reasonableness is the book’s dis- 
tinguishing trait. 


Goodsell, W. A history of the family as a 
social and educational institution. N. Y., 


Macmillan, 1915. $2.00. 392 
Gould, G. M. The magic of dress. Garden 
City, Doubleday, Page, 1911. $1.00. 646 


Key, Ellen. The woman movement; tr. by 
M. B. Borthwick; with introd. by Havelock 
Ellis. N. Y., Putnam, 1912. $1.50. 396 


Martin, J. and Mrs. P. M. Feminism, its 
fallacies and follies. N. Y., Dodd, 1916. 
$1.50. 396 


Worth reading by both Feminists and antis, for its 
good-tempered marshalling of arguments. 
Miller, Mrs. A. (D.) Are women people? a 
book of rhymes for suffrage times. N. Y., 
Doran, [cl1915.] $ .60. 8il 


Nearing, S. Reducing the cost of living. Phil., 
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